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About Samsherpur Village

Samsherpur is a mid sized village in Murtijapur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 708, made up of 368 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samsherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samsherpur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Murtijapur
Pincode 444107
Area (hectares) 282 hectares
Population 708
Male Population 368
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samsherpur compares

By the 2011 count Samsherpur is the 64th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 922 residents. Its 282 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Samsherpur

Samsherpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Samsherpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Samsherpur from other places

Samsherpur lies about 130 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Arvi, about 22 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Samsherpur
Tehsil headquarters Murtijapur 21 km
Nearest town Ārvi 22 km
Nearest railway station Arvi 22 km
District headquarters Akola 130 km

Villages closest to Samsherpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murtijapur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Samsherpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Samsherpur village had a population of 708. That makes it the 64th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 922 residents.

Samsherpur village has 368 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samsherpur has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Samsherpur is 444107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samsherpur covers 282 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samsherpur falls under Murtijapur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Samsherpur is Arvi, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Samsherpur.

Samsherpur is about 130 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samsherpur is in Murtijapur tehsil of Akola district. Murtijapur is about 21 km away. Ārvi is about 22 km away. Arvi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganeshpur (3.9 km), Sirso (5.6 km) and Nimbha (5.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Samsherpur today is likely to be higher.

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